The Chavista Habit of Breaking Lives for Propaganda
The three former police officers released last night after 23 years are the most eloquent example of how chavismo imprisons human beings to sustain a myth
Tag: Human Rights
Chavismo Restored Political Violence as a State Weapon
Murder, torture and political cruelty have been constant forces in our history, but these have intensified in the past three decades
Who’s Next in Delcy’s Blacklist?
A string of grim cases and troubling “coincidences” has put Maduro’s extravagant inquisitor in the hot seat
The Chain of Command That Concealed Víctor Hugo Quero's Death
Those responsible for protecting his life failed completely and maintained, for months, a silence that defies explanation. Here they are fully identified
A Mother's 16-Month Search for a Son the State Had Already Buried
While his mother searched alone, complicity across Venezuela's security forces and judicial system concealed the fate of political prisoner Víctor Quero for 16 months
The New Prosecutor General is a Professional Denialist of Chavista Atrocities
Larry Devoe built a career shielding Maduro from accountability for humanitarian collapse and repression
The Bloodstained Fingerprint of a Nation
El Helicoide, a symbol of chavista violence, was designed as the triumph of progress and prosperity. A metaphor in concrete
“Tough-on-Crime Policies Only Serve to Build Authoritarian States”
One of the leading researchers on state violence in Venezuela and Latin America, Keymer Ávila, explains how Trump, Bukele, and Maduro are sharing the tactic of stigmatizing poor Venezuelans for their personal political gain
The Targeted Assassination of Ronald Ojeda
Along with four fellow soldiers, dissident Ronald Ojeda managed to escape from custody in Venezuela and fled to Chile, where he was kidnapped and killed a year ago
Jimmy Carter and Venezuela: the Good, the Bad and the Complicated
For many Venezuelans the name Jimmy Carter is associated with the appeasement of Hugo Chávez's first authoritarian strides, but his legacy is more complex than that
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